Add util methods for tests.
diff --git a/log4j-server/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/server/SecureTcpSocketServer.java b/log4j-server/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/server/SecureTcpSocketServer.java
index 81c9d64..39f2afc 100644
--- a/log4j-server/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/server/SecureTcpSocketServer.java
+++ b/log4j-server/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/server/SecureTcpSocketServer.java
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@
 
 /**
  * Listens for events over a secure socket connection (SSL/TLS).
- * 
+ *
  * @param <T>
  *        The kind of input stream read
  */
 public class SecureTcpSocketServer<T extends InputStream> extends TcpSocketServer<T> {
 
+    public static SecureTcpSocketServer<InputStream> createJsonServer(final int port, final SslConfiguration sslConfiguration) throws IOException {
+        return new SecureTcpSocketServer<>(port, new JsonInputStreamLogEventBridge(), sslConfiguration);
+    }
+
     public SecureTcpSocketServer(final int port, final LogEventBridge<T> logEventInput,
             final SslConfiguration sslConfig) throws IOException {
         super(port, logEventInput, sslConfig.getSslServerSocketFactory().createServerSocket(port));